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You see by the date of this letter that it has been written a week, as it was not quite
done when I was sent for to spend a few days in the country and I could not stay
to finish it then. I had a first rate time, we had a "heap" of fun riding on horseback and
the like of that Write very soon.
Dear Cousin Abe Boonville Jan 18th '46
Right glad was I to get your letter for we [underlined] did not know
but you had gone to Astoria and taken passage for China, or been
shot for desertion [underlined]. We supposed you would write to your friend Veasey
directly upon your arrival at fort Leavenworth. But by the way I had
heard from you by means of a letter from Joseph, which was some
satisfaction to your enquiring friends, as you may be sure you have a
few in Boonville. It seems your stop here created quite a sensation
And if it was not for flattering you somewhat I would tell you that
you were considered a fine looking fellow, but you know that I would
not like to do that and so I forbear. But I will say as much as
this, I do hope you will preserve your heart unscathed until you
return to your Boonville friends, for sure I am that you are not
forgotten. I suppose of course you received Mr Veasey,s letter with an invite
to attend the Christmas festivities, which consisted of Balls, Egg-Nogg
Parties, Thanksgivings and all other kind of "doings and [?]" as the
Pukes say. I wished very much and so did Virginia that you would come during the
Holydays. But the festivities are somewhat subsiding and every
one is talking of going to fort Leavenworth on a pleasure trip
There has been a gentleman in town from the fort who spoke of his
acquaintance with you. And if he had not left town so soon Mr
Tucker was to have brought him around to have spent the evening
with us. And you know how much he lost do you not.
Among all the other doings we have concerts and lectures without
number and what I would most particularly remark is this Mr
Veasey took a part in the last Concert. Played on the guitars and
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Virginia and her sister Maria send their best love to you. Jenny says she wants to see you very much indeed and says you
must be sure and come down in the spring as they are all going to the fort. A Rochester paper tells me that Luther
H Huvey has eloped [underlined] with a Mrs Wheeler of Greece it call him a lawyer [all underlined]. Good bye, Cia

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You see by the date of this letter that it has been written a week, as it was not quite
done when I was sent for to spend a few days in the country and I could not stay
to finish it then. I had a first rate time, we had a "heap" of fun riding on horseback and
the like of that Write very soon.
Dear Cousin Abe Boonville Jan 18th '46
Right glad was I to get your letter for we [underlined] did not know
but you had gone to Astoria and taken passage for China, or been
shot for desertion [underlined]. We supposed you would write to your friend Veasey
directly upon your arrival at fort Leavenworth. But by the way I had
heard from you by means of a letter from Joseph, which was some
satisfaction to your enquiring friends, as you may be sure you have a
few in Boonville. It seems your stop here created quite a sensation
And if it was not for flattering you somewhat I would tell you that
you were considered a fine looking fellow, but you know that I would
not like to do that and so I forbear. But I will say as much as
this, I do hope you will preserve your heart unscathed until you
return to your Boonville friends, for sure I am that you are not
forgotten. I suppose of course you received Mr Veasey,s letter with an invite
to attend the Christmas festivities, which consisted of Balls, Egg-Nogg
Parties, Thanksgivings and all other kind of "doings and [?]" as the
Pukes say. I wished very much and so did Virginia that you would come during the
Holydays. But the festivities are somewhat subsiding and every
one is talking of going to fort Leavenworth on a pleasure trip
There has been a gentleman in town from the fort who spoke of his
acquaintance with you. And if he had not left town so soon Mr
Tucker was to have brought him around to have spent the evening
with us. And you know how much he lost do you not.
Among all the other doings we have concerts and lectures without
number and what I would most particularly remark is this Mr
Veasey took a part in the last Concert. Played on the guitars and
[Down the left side of the page]
Virginia and her sister Maria send their best love to you. Jenny says she wants to see you very much indeed and says you
must be sure and come down in the spring as they are all going to the fort. A Rochester paper tells me that Luther
H Huvey has eloped [underlined] with a Mrs Wheeler of Greece it call him a lawyer [all underlined]. Good bye, Cia